People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

                                                      --R. W. E, erson

    It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to   1   her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful    2   in the garden.

    Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs（丁香）, he said, “I know where we can find   3   that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went,  4   down the country roads.

    There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to    5    the flowers.   6   , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

    When they were   7  a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They    8   the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the    9   in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny   10   her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

      11   the young mother came back to her car, her   12    asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”

    “I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I   13   have my mother. Just think how much those flowers   14   to her.”

     Hearing    15   their mother said, all the children were greatly   16  .

As we know, everyone needs love. In our society, only more love is   17   to the people, 18     those who are in great    19   , we will feel happy.   20   by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world.

1．A．expect                     B．persuade          C．consider                 D．wish

2．A．nature                   B．lilacs                C．tree                        D．building

3．A．a(chǎn)ll                            B．something        C．a(chǎn)nything                 D．nothing

4．A．walking                    B．rolling              C．driving                    D．a(chǎn)dvancing

5．A．enjoy                     B．share               C．compare                 D．stress

6．A．Simply                     B．Contently         C．Immediately            D．Carefully

7．A．watching               B．passing                C．experiencing     D．finding

8．A．stopped                    B．exchanged            C．shook              D．started

9．A．sweets                         B．money                       C．flowers             D．care

10．A．thanked                  B．struck                     C．touched           D．communicated

11．A．While               B．When                     C．Because           D．Since

12．A．husband               B．friends                    C．children           D．mother

13．A．hardly                     B．never                   C．even                D．still

14．A．meant                     B．repeated               C．thought            D．expressed

15．A．how                    B．why                    C．what               D．which

16．A．separated             B．surprised              C．frightened        D．moved

17．A．combined             B．dragged               C．offered            D．a(chǎn)dvised

18．A．especially             B．particularly              C．luckily             D．finally

19．A．sorrow                   B．excitement              C．courage           D．need

20．A．Then                   B．Only                    C．So                   D．Or

 

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more  1, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its  2everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged (破舊的) clothes. I had often  3what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  4for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David  5. I can still remember he was always  6a smile and willing to help. He always  7after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He  8just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  9home.

Weeks passed and the  10over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of  11before the holiday break. I smiled in  12as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David  13standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and  14from behind his back a small box.  15it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my  16I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s  17.”

“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes  18I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  19to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning  20the little empty box set on my desk.

1.A. anxious                   B. courageous                 serious               D. sceptical

2.A. warning                  B. ringing                       calling                D. yelling

3.A. scolded                   B. wondered                   realized              D. learned

4.A. irregularly                B. unnaturally                 untidily              D. improperly

5.A. patient                     B. upset                         special               D. funny

6.A. expressing               B. delivering                   wearing             D. sharing

7.A. practiced                 B. wandered                   studied               D. stayed

8.A. would                     B. should                        might                 D. could

9.A. aim at                     B. turn to                       put off               D. head for

10.A. argument               B. excitement                  movement          D. judgment

11.A. school                   B. year                           education           D. program

12.A. relief                     B. return                        vain                   D. control

13.A. weakly                  B. sadly                          quietly               D. helplessly

14.A. searched                B. found                         raised                D. pulled

15.A. Holding                 B. Handing                     Sending             D. Leaving

16.A. delight                   B. expectation                 appreciation        D. surprise

17.A. cheap                    B. empty                        useless               D. improper

18.A. as                         B. until                           because             D. though

19.A. advice                   B. support                      attention             D. command

20.A. from                     B. behind                        over                  D. towards

 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context。

       Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its    36   everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David

       David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so   37   for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David   38 ．I can still remember he was always   39   a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He   40   just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home

       Weeks passed and the   41   over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in   42   as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．

       “I have something for you．” he said and   43   from behind his back a small box．  44   it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it．” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s   45  ．”

       “Oh no it isn’t” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there．”

       Tears filled my eyes   46  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning   47  the little empty box set on my desk．

A．warning          B．ringing         C．calling       D．yelling

A．modestly         B．naturally        C．inaccurately   D．inappropriately

A．popular          B．upset           C．special       D．funny

A．expressing          B．delivering      C．wearing      D．sharing

A．would           B．should       C．might           D．could

A．a(chǎn)rgument         B．excitement    C．movement    D．judgment

A．relief              B．return         C．vain            D．control

A．searched           B．found           C．raised        D．pulled

A．Holding           B．Handing         C．Sending         D．Leaving

A．cheap             B．empty          C．useless   D．improper

A．a(chǎn)s                B．until           C．because      D．though

A．from              B．behind          C．over                D．towards